The Wiz [DVD]
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Adventure films.
Blizzards -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Juvenile works. -- Feature
Kindergarten teachers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Musical films.
New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
Oz (Imaginary place) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Musical -- Feature.

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Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008].
Format
DVD, LOCAL LIBRARY CHECKOUT ONLY DVD
Edition
[30th anniversary ed.].
Language
English
UPC
025195002844, 00025195002844

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
From "The wonderful wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum ; based on the play "The Wiz", book by William F. Brown ; music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls ; produced on the New York stage by Ken Harper.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
General Note
Special features: "Wiz on down the road" featurette; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; film editor, Dede Allen ; original music score by Charlie Smalls ; music arranged by Quincy Jones ; choreography by Louis Johnson ; production design and costumes, Tony Walton ; special visual effects by Albert Whitlock ; special make-up designed by Stan Winston.
Participants/Performers
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor.
Description
Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: G.
System Details
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo., dual-layer, NTSC.
Language
In English or dubbed French with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cohen, R., Schumacher, J., Lumet, S., Ross, D., Jackson, M., Russell, N., Ross, T., King, M., Merritt, T., Carpenter, T., Horne, L., Pryor, R., Brown, W. F., Jones, Q., Baum, L. F. 1., Brown, W. F. 1., Harper, K., & Smalls, C. (2008). The Wiz [DVD] ([30th anniversary ed.].). Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rob Cohen et al.. 2008. The Wiz [DVD]. Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rob Cohen et al.. The Wiz [DVD] Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cohen, Rob, et al. The Wiz [DVD] [30th anniversary ed.]., Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.

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